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United Airlines Flight Returns to Las Vegas After Security Concern

A Newark bound United Airlines flight returned to Las Vegas following a reported passenger disturbance and was delayed overnight due to crew timeout.

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A United Airlines flight returned to Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas on Saturday following a reported potential security concern and passenger disturbance, according to KSNV, the Las Vegas Review Journal, FOX5 Vegas, KLAS 8 News Now, and Yahoo. [1][2][3][4][5]

KSNV reported that United flight 1681 was bound for Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey when it returned to Las Vegas shortly after takeoff. United Airlines officials stated that the plane landed safely and no injuries were reported among the 150 passengers and six crew members on board. [1]

The Boeing 737 aircraft was delayed overnight in Las Vegas due to crew timeout, according to KSNV. FlightAware data showed that the flight departed Las Vegas on Sunday morning and arrived at Newark Liberty International Airport at 3:06 p.m. EDT. [1]

Las Vegas is the county seat of Clark County, Nevada, and Harry Reid International Airport serves as its primary commercial airfield. [6]

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In short

  • United flight 1681 returned to Harry Reid International Airport shortly after takeoff due to a reported passenger disturbance.
  • The Boeing 737 was carrying 150 passengers and six crew members, and no injuries were reported.
  • The flight was delayed overnight due to crew timeout before departing Las Vegas on Sunday morning.

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  1. [1]United flight returns to Las Vegas after reported passenger disturbanceKSNV, 2h ago (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]United flight diverted to Las Vegas airport after ‘potential security concern’ | Local Las Vegas | LocalLas Vegas Review-Journal, 7h ago
  3. [3]United flight returns to Las Vegas over ‘potential security concern,’ officials sayFOX5 Vegas, 5h ago
  4. [4]United flight returns to Las Vegas airport after ‘passenger disturbance’KLAS 8 News Now, 5h ago
  5. [5]United flight returned to Las Vegas after 'potential security concern'Yahoo, 1h ago

Background

  1. [6]Las Vegas on Wikipedia
  2. [7]Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 on Wikipedia
  3. [8]Las Vegas on Grokipedia

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 8 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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